Visio2000: Rotating an Imported DWG File Blanks Out the Drawing Page

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SYMPTOMS

When you rotate an imported DWG file, the DWG file disappears. It then reappears when you rotate it another 360 degrees.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263721 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263721/EN-US/ ) Visio: How to Obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)

To temporarily work around this problem, rotate the selection another 360 degrees.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Start Visio.
Open any existing DWG file.
Import the DWG file by using the default options.
Right-click the file, click Format, and then click Protection.
Make sure that Rotation is not selected.
Press CTRL+R or CTRL+L.

Note that the DWG file disappears.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition

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KB264459

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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